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Lovin' A Hitta (Lovin a hitta Book 1)


Jahquel J. - 2015
    Fast forward six years later and Benji Johnson has grown up from the linty head boy from Bristol Street. Chyna is turning nineteen and can't wait to get to college to get away from her over protective older brother Benji. Since their mother died and he stepped up to help raise her along with their aunt, his reigns are too tight. Not worried about school, but itching for a opportunity away from Benji, Chyna high tails it to the sandy beaches of Miami. In Miami she meets a sexy man by the name of, Kash. In love with his boss ways and swag, she jumps right into this fast pace relationship. What happens when Chyna finds out Kash may have something to do with her mother's murder? Benji is uptight, serious and deadly. He puts his life on the line to give his sister the world. All he wants to do is keep his sister away from the street life. But when Chyna leaves New York and jumps into the streets of Miami, he has no choice but to lay some bodies out. Murder may be his occupation, but he's a gentle giant. Until, Leyanna stumbles in his life. While taking out a target, Benji comes across Leyanna in a compromising position, which leaves him no choice but to take her with him. Leyanna's free sprit attitude is enough to get on uptight Benji's nerves, but do opposites really attract? JoJo doesn't want his baby mother, but he doesn't want anyone else to have her. Constantly playing with Lilly's mind and heart, she cuts all ties with him. She moves on and plays family with her new fiancé. How will JoJo take another man raising their daughter. Will JoJo learn once a good girl gone bad, she's gone forever? Follow Chyna and Leyanna as they learn what it's like lovin' a hitta'

Craving All His Love 2


Tyrecka Liggons - 2017
    After getting a call for Jen that Luna’s missing, Ramsey’s world begins to crumble, after hearing Jen story thing just don’t seem to add up, someone has Luna and the people who suppose to protect her has little to no answers. What will Zoo do when he finds out his daughter missing? Rory felt like something is missing from her life, coming home from the military she made a vow to herself, out on a mission Rory doesn’t care who she has to cross or hurt to get what she wants. Zay main focus is to raise his son and mind his own business until one night he comes around a girl sleeping in the park. The man he is wouldn’t allow him to let her sleep outside so he open his home up. What he didn’t expect when he open his door to his home was for her to come in and change his life forever.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fund$


BriAnn Danae - 2019
    Life’s struggles have toughened her up some, but not having a dollar to her name ignites a fire under her that will take years to extinguish. Mastering the art of hustling early on, Misani took the game and ran with it. When an opportunity she refuses to pass up presents itself, her life changes for the better. That is until she finds herself exactly where she needs to be, but at the wrong time, leaving her to make yet another difficult decision. Irresistibly attractive Zari Byrd lives by the words “use what you got to get what you want.” For as long as she could remember, men have flocked to her striking beauty and lethal tongue. However, everything that looks good on the outside is sometimes rotten on the inside and ruins everything it touches… friendships included. Quiet and reserved, Keegan Cole has a knack for making money any way she can. She’s addicted to the rush it gives her. Scheming her way through life has been a breeze until one bet places her life on the line. Keegan is hardly expecting to get out of the jam she’s in, especially with the assistance from an utterly sexy stranger. Devoted to providing the best life possible for her child, Envie Lee has no room in her life for love. As the medical bills pile up, she’s forced to make a crucial decision that goes against every moral she has. When it comes to her child, she’ll sacrifice it all… including the vow, she made to herself. Handsome and well-mannered Carlo Pryce, career-driven NBA player Urban Wright, and street savvy club owners Ramzi and Greyson Creed are all men of different calibers. While their intentions are pure with the women who pursue them, they’re blindsided by the ladies insatiable need for securing more than a few bags. Unintentionally, the men fall for who they “thought” the ladies were, only to become conscious of the fact that there’s no room in their life for love… only funds and lots of them.

From the Back: The Thirst of a Sneaky Bitch


T.C. Littles - 2014
    But the thirst of a sneaky bitch breaks this friendship up. What lies will be told? What games will be played? What will be the ultimate play? After reading "From the Back", you'll most certainly be watching your back.

YOUR HUSBAND MY MAN 4


K.C. Blaze - 2015
    Now that her plan to have Tori's baby has backfired she finds herself doing things others would classy as insane. Follow along as she goes through life altering ups and downs and hopefully to the road of redemption.

Snatched Up by a Bad Boy


Prenisha Aja' - 2019
    Now at the age of 25, she has done just that. Big house, dream job, and even engaged to her college boyfriend. She has it all, but she is consistently left wondering, am I really happy? Is my life complete? After getting into it with her fiancé Troy, about the one thing she desires so desperately, she decides that it is time to let her hair down and escape reality for a while. But what she isn’t prepared for is the person she finds herself bumping into. Sawyer McKnight, the neighborhood’s bad boy, is now the hood’s hottest rapper. He went from the slums to the mansion but still, he is missing someone to share it with. In this love tale, you have two people from the same background but different walks of life. Can the two be what the other truly needs or will they just settle for what they’re already used to?

This Could Be Us But You Playin' 2


Cachet - 2016
    While her feelings for Kaleb are still strong, her hope for a future with Deondre overrides the love she has for the man who stole her heart years ago. The guilt she feels for cheating on her fiancé is so extreme, it forces her to end things with Kaleb; even though it kills her to. What Dominique doesn’t know is that Deondre is still keeping secrets of his own, and they are more scandalous than she could ever imagine. On top of that, someone from her past reappears, and unbeknownst to Dominique, this person still holds a grudge; adding a name to the list of people in her circle who can’t be trusted. Will Dominique catch wind to all of the deceit going on around her, or will she lose the man she truly loves trying to make things right with the one who doesn’t deserve her?

Fallin For A Youngstown Boss: A Novella


Chante Amor - 2018
    Slated to go to law school in the fall, she’s completely on her A game with nothing stopping or holding her back. That is until she meets a sexy, young hustler named Thurston Franklin. Her world as she knows it is never the same. His entrance into her life turns her world upside down in a good way and forces her to examine the way she lives her life. Thurston Franklin has worked hard to get to where he is in life and a once in a lifetime opportunity falls in his lap that will forever change life as he knows it. But being involved in this newfound partnership proves to be a conflict of interest and he soon finds himself torn between following his head or following his heart. Will Parrish follow the beat of her heart and give love a try or will she allow her goals to drive her away from the very thing she’s needed all along? Will Thurston choose money and status, or will he allow himself to go in a different direction for once? Follow Parrish and Thurston on a journey of love, passion, self-discovery and loyalty in a thrilling novella penned by Chante.

Sicka Than Your Average: A Good Girl Turned Savage


Mz Toni - 2016
    The only problem she didn't factor in was the distance Harvard would put between her and her nine year old sister. When you have a mother who can't let go of her youth, and a father too busy trying to make ends meat to provide for his family Charm has no choice but to pick up the slack. Charm makes the hard decision to attend college to build a future for her little sister when tragedy strikes leaving Charm to question her purpose in life.

Foolish: A Standalone Novel


Danielle Marcus - 2017
     Love is the most powerful drug known to man. It was toxic; especially, when you gave it to the wrong person. Love had the power to have you staying up all night and missing meals. Love could have you sacrificing your own happiness for the sake of another's. Love had the power to blind you. Rita has sacrificed it all for her boyfriend, Victor, thinking that he would FINALLY wake up and realize that he had her entire soul and she would ride with him until the wheels fell off. But how much is too much? Will loving a man suck everything out of her... including her life? Jaycee and Meech had been together since they were teenagers. Meech was all she knew. However, after becoming fed up with being lied to and cheated on, she seeks out for revenge. Jaycee wants Meech to hurt as bad as she has been hurt. But, when the dust settles, will the repercussions of her revenge be worth it?

Pregnant By My Mother's Rapist


Niki Jilvontae - 2017
    Meet Kaniyah aka Na Na the product of a 12-year-old mother and invisible father who finds herself trapped in a hopeless situation. All of her life NaNa was forced to suffer for the sins of others all while trying to figure out who she was. With no dad, a volatile relationship with her mother, and support only coming from her brothers and uncles, NaNa goes out into the world searching for what she never had... True Love. When she meets Anthony she thinks that her prayers have finally been answered but she couldn't have been more wrong. Her quest leads her right down a bumpy road filled with abuse, lies, deceit, and murder that she has no way of escaping. Come on this twisted thrill ride with Na and find out how she became.... PREGNANT BY HER MOTHER'S R*****!

I Got Love For My Shawty


Tina J. - 2015
    She had the perfect job, perfect man and enough money in the bank to last three lifetimes. One-day tragedy struck when she least expected it. Depressed and alone Jasmine finally decided to give love another try. She met Ty who was handsome and charming; he was everything she was looking for until he did the unthinkable to her.Mo grew up with Jasmine and always had a crush on her; unfortunately she never gave him the time of day. She felt that he was too much of a thug for her and would be a constant distraction. Jasmine didn’t want the headache so she always played it safe when it came to dating. When he finds out what happens will he be her knight and shining armor or will he push her away.

A Hood Nigga Fetish 2


Johnazia Gray - 2015
     Hennessey and Keice are facing a very tough time in their relationship due to all the drama his ex-girlfriend, Camille has caused. With Camille getting killed in the middle of revealing a disturbing secret, will Keice be able to deal with Hennessey again? Or, will she just let it go and move on? With Jessica going through a tough phase in her life, will she try her best to get the kids and show everyone that she can be a wonderful guardian? Or, will she focus more on getting her life back on the right track instead? Desmond is simply trying to let go of the street life and focus on him, his son and his relationship with Jessica. However, temptation may just lead him back to his old ways. Will these couples stand the test of time? Or, will they find it easier to go their separate ways and leave the drama of their past behind them? Find out in A Hood Nigga Fetish 2. A Must Read!

Wifey vs. The Streets


Chrissy J - 2015
    She knew it was a better life outside of the projects and she wanted it. Damon Young was that nigga in the Fort Green projects. He controlled everything over there. He had been checking River out for a while now and he finally got the chance to speak to her, when he stopped his worker from putting hands on her. Take a ride with both River and Damon and see what they go through to make their relationship work. River feels like she's in a losing battle with the streets for Damon's heart. What will happen when life-changing events occur and a new man by the name of Major Atkins enters River's life? Will she still have to battle with the streets for the love of her man or will she walk away from it all? Find out in Wifey Vs the Streets...

Tasha's Story


Lakelia "BlackByrd" DeLoach - 2016
    The ones who drink and smoke while carrying a new life, the ones who take them to court every chance they get to raise their child support? What about the ones who don’t let them see their children, who turn their children against them or who hate their children because daddy doesn’t want or love her? Yeah, you know them and you wonder just like we all do. Having a messy baby momma has got to be the worst thing in the world if you ask many. But then again, some men are just as messy. In this five book series you will meet some very messy baby mommas’; each book telling one of their stories. The stories of the ones who are not happy to be a baby momma and want more and the ones who shouldn't have been a mother in the first place. These five women like to keep up as much drama as humanly possible. There is nothing they won’t do, no where they won’t go and no measures they won’t take to make their baby daddies and the people in their circle lives a living hell. Some feel they are entitled to what they want, some just don’t want to see their baby daddies happy and others just want what’s fair. This five-part series will give you the trials, tribulation, drama, and mess of each woman. These are the stories of Tasha, Brit, Armani, Q and Salena.